Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Arts College (L.D Arts college) was started a decade before Independence with an aim to provide students with high quality education in British-ruled India. The college is now one of the biggest institutions in Ahmedabad, with a rich heritage for producing talented individuals every year. The institution still remains a preferred choice for arts students as it never stopped instilling moral values of life along with college education. The college is also the largest center for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in Ahmedabad.
Establishment Year |
1937 |
Institution Type |
Grant-in-aided |
Principal |
Dr. Mahipatsinh Chavda |
Approval |
Gujarat University |
Managed by |
Ahmedabad Education Society |
Programs offered |
21 |
Students placed (2013-14) |
20 |
Library |
E-library with 1,28,000 books |
Hostel Strength |
200 (Men), 60 (Women) |
How to Reach |
5.7 km from Central Bus station, 6.5 km from Ahmedabad railway station and 11.4 km from Ahmedabad Airport |
Varied scholarship programs available for students: Shri Naishvdhubhai V. Majmudar Fund, Shri Ramarav C. Kake P. Fund, L.D. Domestic Society Silver Medal, Shri J. C. Swaminarayan P. Fund, L.D.M.G. Sci. tnst. Sch. P. Fund, Ajit Bhagat Economics P. Fund, Girdharilal Uttamrai Sch. P. Fund, Shri Amulkhrai & Bai Krishna P. Fund, Guj. Maths. Conf. P.Fund are some among the 22 scholarship and funding programs that are available for needy students and those who excel in academics.
Wi-Fi campus and E-library: The whole college premise is installed with Wi-Fi network so the students and staff can access free internet in their mobile devices for learning purpose. E-library facility is also granted for students where more than 1, 28,000 books and 4,500 journals are available for accessing.
Committees, cells and events: College students are widely encouraged for inter-college, state and national level sport competitions. NSS and NCC wings are available for boys and girls to participate actively. CWDC is Collegiate Women’s Development Committee mainly created to get rid of gender discrimination and welfare of women in the state. Female students participate in rally and meetings for awareness against gender justice. Placement cell is another unit takes care of student placements and 20 students placed in 2013-14 academic year.
What about the placement ?
As I mentioned above, the course structure does not require us to do any internship, nor does it offer any placements and job opportunities since the course was aimed at mostly self-learning and was intended mainly for professionals.